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persuasion
English
Alternative forms
- perswasion (obsolete)
Etymology
From French persuasion and its source, Latin persu?si?, from persu?d?re, from su?d?re (“to advise, recommend”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??swe??(?)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??swe???n/
Noun
persuasion (countable and uncountable, plural persuasions)
- The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]
- 2006, Rachel Morris, "Borderline Catastrophe", Washington Monthly, vol. 38:10:
- With the base unleashed, the White House was unable to broker a compromise, either by persuasion or by pressure.
- 2006, Rachel Morris, "Borderline Catastrophe", Washington Monthly, vol. 38:10:
- An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone. [from 14th c.]
- 1928, "The New Pictures", Time, 13 Feb 1928:
- Sadie curses, weeps, then, infected by Mr. Hamilton's writhing persuasions, prays and becomes penitent.
- 1928, "The New Pictures", Time, 13 Feb 1928:
- A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief. [from 16th c.]
- It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.
- 2010, "We don't need gay stereotypes", The Guardian, 6 Feb 2010:
- Social understanding and equality can neither be nurtured through fear, nor intimidation. Surely this goes for people of all sexual persuasions.
- One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness. [from 16th c.]
- A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology. [from 17th c.]
- 2009, US Catholic (letter), May 2009:
- As a convert from the Baptist persuasion more than 40 years ago, I still feel like an outsider in the church despite the kindness and acceptance of Catholic friends.
- 2009, US Catholic (letter), May 2009:
- (by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
- 1871 February 14, J.J., "More Solution", Latter-Day Saints Millennial Star, page 105.
- 1919, Pere Marquette Magazine, Vol. 11, page 19.
- 1967, Taxes. The Tax Magazine, vol. 45, issue 2, page 698.
- 1984, The Medical Journal of Australia, page 739.
- 2015, Leslie Kelly, No More Bad Girls, in New Year's Resolution: Romance!: Say Yes\No More Bad Girls\Just a Fling, Harlequin, page 125.
- 1871 February 14, J.J., "More Solution", Latter-Day Saints Millennial Star, page 105.
Antonyms
- dissuasion
Derived terms
- persuade
- persuasive
- suasion
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin persuasio, from persuadere, from suadere (“to advise, recommend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.s?a.zj??/
Noun
persuasion f (plural persuasions)
- persuasion
Further reading
- “persuasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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conjecture
English
Etymology
From Old French, from Latin coniect?ra (“a guess”), from coniectus, perfect passive participle of c?nici? (“throw or cast together; guess”), from con- (“together”) + iaci? (“throw, hurl”); see jet. Compare adjective, eject, inject, project, reject, subject, object, trajectory.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?d???k.t???(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?n?d???k.t???/
Noun
conjecture (countable and uncountable, plural conjectures)
- (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- I explained it, but it is pure conjecture whether he understood, or not.
- (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- The physicist used his conjecture about subatomic particles to design an experiment.
- (mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- (obsolete) Interpretation of signs and omens.
Synonyms
- halseny
- See also Thesaurus:supposition
Related terms
- conject
- conjectural
Translations
Verb
conjecture (third-person singular simple present conjectures, present participle conjecturing, simple past and past participle conjectured)
- (formal, intransitive) To guess; to venture an unproven idea.
- I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.
- (transitive) To infer on slight evidence; to guess at.
- February 22, 1685, Robert South, All Contingences under the Direction of God's Providence (sermon preached at Westminster Abbey)
- Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what will be.
- February 22, 1685, Robert South, All Contingences under the Direction of God's Providence (sermon preached at Westminster Abbey)
Translations
Further reading
- conjecture in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “conjecture”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- conjecture in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin coniect?ra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.??k.ty?/
Noun
conjecture f (plural conjectures)
- conjecture
Usage notes
Not to be confused with conjoncture.
Verb
conjecture
- first-person singular present indicative of conjecturer
- third-person singular present indicative of conjecturer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of conjecturer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of conjecturer
- second-person singular imperative of conjecturer
Further reading
- “conjecture” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Participle
conject?re
- vocative masculine singular of conject?rus
Portuguese
Verb
conjecture
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of conjecturar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of conjecturar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of conjecturar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of conjecturar
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